A Portland crowd of 20,438 filled the stands at JELD-WEN Field Monday night despite pouring rain and 40-degree weather for the home team's 3-1 win over Philadelphia. Attending the game that was broadcast on ESPN2 was Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC Sports Read the whole story

Ricardo Teixeira, the head of the Brazilian soccer federation (CBF), became the latest soccer executive to resign amid scandal, quitting two years before Brazil hosts the next World Cup. He was suffering from diverticulitis, a painful bowel condition. Read the whole story

Fans planning to attend the European Championship in Ukraine this summer should be vaccinated for measles, the Ukraine's Health Ministry advised following an outbreak of the disease. Read the whole story

Significant changes are pending in the top division of Portuguese soccer. Its professional league (LPFP) has approved the entry of two additional teams, and its president said it would challenge the current TV rights bargaining model in European courts. Read the whole story